Life is uncomfortable. Therapy ultimately boils down to radical acceptance and self-compassion. Radical acceptance is our ability to welcome in our thoughts, feelings, and experiences with open arms; especially when they are uncomforable. Self-compassion is the practice of treating yourself with the kindness and generosity you would give a friend. If we cannot access these core practices, we may continue to feel like we are walking upstream. We live in a society that idolizes perfection at the expense of mental wellbeing. The mere practice of trusting this can be liberating. And that’s part of the work -- accepting that we weren’t born to be perfect. We are ever-changing and ever-growing.   

We live in a world woven with a multitude of anxieties. This is startlingly apparent now as we navigate society’s waking up to the realities of systemic racism, the impact of COVID-19 and the devastating realities of climate change (to name a few). Now more than ever, finding a space to process these realities is crucial to our mental well-being.